By: Austin Bailey-Zimmerman

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups QUICK oats
• 1 bag chocolate chips
• 1 bag white chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped pecans or sunflower seeds

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. Soften butter and in a medium mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
3. In a separate bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients together.
4. Combine both bowls into one.
5. Fold in the chocolate chips, raisins, and pecans/sunflower seeds.
6. Roll batter into golf ball sized balls and set on a baking sheet.
7. Bake for 8-10 mins or until golden brown.
8. Take out and let cool.
9. Enjoy!

Review:

Have you ever tried to find the perfect cookie to bake? For me, this recipe is it. My family and I made this recipe and decided to name these cookies “everything cookies” because they have everything you could think of for a cookie.

I associate these cookies with my mother because I have always made these cookies with my mom and older brother ever since I was a little kid. Whenever we would make everything cookies we would always have extra so we would share them with our neighbors, my grandma, and I would bring a bag to school and share with my friends at lunch. I think these cookies really made me feel connected to the people around me, especially my mom.

I have a lot of great memories making these cookies with my family. When we put them in the oven, the whole house would fill with the sweet warm smell of cookies and it would stay for the rest of the day. When we finally took the cookies out, we would always put on a movie or show and sit down in the living room with a glass of cold milk and the cookies still warm. They were always perfectly gooey on the inside, but golden around the edge.

Sometimes the ingredients change. Sometimes we add new things or take away something, but they always taste nostalgic. These have always been my favorite dessert, and maybe they’ll be yours too! Try these out! Enjoy!